ALIDA - Faye Walker spent Christmas week visiting in Saskatoon with her daughter Deidra, Jeff Nickel and granddaughters Olivia, Abigail, Claire and Piper. On her travels to Saskatoon and back home, she stopped in Regina for a visit with her cousin Donavan, who is in a long-term care home.
Don and Linda Akins left Dec. 20 for Cochrane, Alta. They spent the night with her brother Paul and Elaine Rogg at Pennant, then travelled on to Cochrane to have Christmas with family members Ryan, Melissa, Ron and Paige, returning home on the 25th.
Joleen, Paul Hofmann and boys of Viking, Alta., came to visit with her parents Brian and Margaret Peet from Dec. 20-24. On Dec. 22, they all went to Estevan where they celebrated an early Christmas with Patti and Monty Mowchenko and girls. Parry, Wendal, Thomas Peet, Tenley Dyck, Chad, Sam Peet and boys, as well as great grandmother Claire Germain were also included with the family in Estevan. Then on Christmas Day most of the Peet family spent the day in Alida with Brian and Margaret.
Chad, Sam Peet and boys Hudson, Lincoln and Jaxon spent Christmas at Preeceville with the Hull family.
Home during the Christmas week with Leonard and Lil Patton was their daughter Wendy and Rob Lutzer and granddaughters Kayley and Reece (Calgary). While here they also visited with Trevor and Sheri Patton, Cordelia and Keagan, and they all celebrated Christmas together.
Sarah McClung was home for Christmas with her parents Peter and Rozanne McClung before returning to her home in Regina.
Kara Junk and daughter Morgan of (Sylvan Lake, Alta.,) spent Christmas week from Dec. 22-27 visiting with her parents Gary and Brenda Junk. On Christmas Day, other guests joining them were Jason, April Junk and family, Dina and Hayden Junk (Regina), Carla Junk (Kenosee Lake), Adam Swanson (Regina), Rob Applegate (Sylvan Lake) and Lorne Junk (Alida).
Holly Anthony left on Dec. 21 for Regina, where she and her sister flew out early on the 22nd for Sacramento, Calif., to visit her niece. They arrived back late on the 28th.
Gray and Edel Cowan celebrated Christmas Day in Redvers with his sister Joyce and niece Jackie George, as well as with Beth George, who joined them for dinner. Then on Boxing Day the Cowans held their Christmas with their family and friends, Jeff Cowan and Ray Markoski (Regina), Diane Markoski (Alameda), Joyce George (Redvers), and Tim, Shelly and Ainsley. Later in the day granddaughter Kelsey Rydberg and Steven Wilson (Estevan) joined the family in celebrating Christmas.
On Dec. 27, Tim, Shelly and Ainsley Cowan travelled to Brandon to spend the day and take in a movie before returning home.
Starting on Jan. 5 and every Friday until end of March, the rink kitchen will be open from 5:30-7:30 p.m. with a few supper specials scheduled.
Breakfast at the Rink began Jan. 7 with Kitchen Group 3 in charge. The Breakfast Challenge now begins as they served up 51 meals. Kitchen Group 4 will be in charge Jan. 14 from 8-10:30 a.m.
